Tag: women writers
CREATING A HAPPY WORLD by Patricia Anne Saunders
By Patricia Anne Saunders When I was asked to do a piece about writing Creating A Happy World: Cultivating Happiness Through the Transcendental Meditation® Program, I was delighted as helping people find happiness is close to my heart. I found my own path to happiness through Transcendental Meditation many years ago, and from my very […]
A Tale of Two Celtic Queens: Boudica and Cartimandua
By Melanie Karsak Standing proudly in her chariot, her daughters at her side, the statue of a defiant Queen Boudica stands with a spear in her hand as she faces the Parliament buildings along the River Thames. It has been almost two thousand years since the real Boudica rolled her chariot into Roman Londinium and […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: A Confession by Tessa Jane Fullbright
Heather Webber sat down for an interview with her character Tessa Jane Fullbright from her latest novel, but it turned into a confession… A Certain Kind of Starlight In the face of hardship, two women learn how to rise up again under the bright side of the stars in A Certain Kind of Starlight, the next […]
Mastering Multiple Points of View In Writing
Writing with one point of view (POV) character, whether in first or third person, is the simplest choice a writer can make when venturing into fiction. After all, there is only one character to focus on and develop, and the story arc is aligned with that character. On the other hand, novels with several point […]
Lost Down a Bright Yellow Rabbit Hole
Lost Down a Bright Yellow Rabbit Hole ‘How much research do you do for your books?’ That has to be one of the most frequent questions I’m asked at author Q&A sessions. The honest answer is, too much. If you’re a curious person at heart, like me, research for a novel can become an addiction. […]
How to Know When to Give Up on a Manuscript
By Ellen Won Steil I’ll start with the bad news first. Writers are masochists. We essentially gamble and bank on spending months, even years on an idea, toiling away until it turns into a semblance of a story. Hoping that the resources and efforts poured into the project will result in a book deal. But […]
So Now I Have to Write a Book Speech?
While the introverted writer in her lonely garret is a trope, we authors have as many personality types as women in general. Some of us love the writing process and hate the subsequent public speaking. And some of us consider the book club visits and luncheons and keynotes the reward for our lonely writing. To […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Kara H.L. Chen
ASKING FOR A FRIEND This charming YA rom-com follows a strong-willed, ambitious teen as she teams up with her childhood frenemy to start a dating-advice column, perfect for fans of Emma Lord and Gloria Chao. Juliana Zhao is absolutely certain of a few things: 1. She is the world’s foremost expert on love. 2. She is […]
FUNNY WOMEN: The Inspiration Behind Our Book, Boss Lady
by Alli Frank & Asha Youmans Storylines– whether they be memoir, non-fiction, or fiction — are often born from a transformative time or event experienced by an author. A momentous event that changes the trajectory of the writer’s life, a perceived impediment to overcome, or perhaps arising from the ashes of heartbreak to love another […]
How Far Would You go in the Name of Research?
Kitty Johnson We’ve all heard about method actors who go to extreme lengths to get into character for their roles. These actors feel they need to really experience the lives of their characters. For example, to play the character of Christy Brown in My Left Foot about a disabled man, Daniel Day-Lewis refused to leave […]
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